The 2020 pandemic brought many unforeseen events from worldwide lockdowns to socially distanced lifestyles. Across the globe, an unfathomable new normal simultaneously transpired before all of our eyes. Some found themselves picking up new hobbies such as cooking or painting while others adopted entirely different identities they once deemed foreign or farfetched.
Visual art can be an invaluable tool for communion and connection to the beautiful world around us — the grand scope of nature and its infinite realm of beauty. This Canadian artist bears a deep understanding of the relationship between people and the natural world.
“A hard life” doesn’t even begin to describe the heartbreaking story that belongs to Robin Quivers. In fact, it wouldn’t even sufficiently cover her childhood. She grew up lower-middle-class in Baltimore and as a child, Quivers suffered abuse from her mother that was so severe that she would be bedridden for days. The nightmare of her childhood didn’t end there. When she was 11 years old she spent several months being molested by her father. When Rolling Stone magazine asked her about the hardships, Quivers responded, “I don't know that they made me feel unloved, except that love didn't mean anything. It just means, 'Oh, I look over at you and I feel affection. And now I'll do whatever the hell I want to do.' I have become very self-sufficient as a result. And what it actually did was keep people from being able to give to me."
If you are even a casual watcher of anime, Japanese cartoons, or an occasional reader of Japanese manga comics, you know the Japanese have a penchant for bright colors and vivid scenery. These qualities are not lost in the art of Yumiko Kayukawa.
In case you’re like me and you are bad at name recognition, Jeremy Renner has made his claim to fame with his portrayal of "Clint Barton" (Hawkeye) in the Avengers movies and "William James" in The Hurt Locker. Over the last 20 years Renner has become one of Hollywood’s most versatile actors playing not only the hero but the villain as well. Renner can be funny or serious and change at the drop of a hat. He has proved that he can be anyone on screen, but who is he off screen? What is our hero’s origin story?
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